Sentences with phrase «from being in the title race»

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Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour titles and banned for life from bicycle racing in 2012 by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency after it accused him in a report of engineering one of the most sophisticated doping schemes in sports.

In the early stages of the 2006 GP2 season, it looked like Hamilton was streaking to the title, but some bad races and a strong run of form from Nelson Piquet Jr closed things right up.

He was still leading the championship heading in the the final round in Fuji, but the race was so wet that he couldn't see properly as a result of his burns and withdrew from the race, allowing Hunt to finish third and win the title.

Unfortunately not getting to celebrate his title with a win was far from the worst thing about Andretti's race, as overnight Peterson tragically died of complications from the leg injuries he sustained in the crash.

But Spurs and their long suffering fans will probably be happy about the recent comments from Campbell on the current title race, reported by Metro, because he reckons it could be heading towards the first time since Arsene Wenger took charge that the spuds finish above Arsenal in the Premier League table.

We are just 7 days away from the League match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, which could make or break our chances of catching our neighbours up in the title race, but conversely this FA Cup game against Southampton could also be just as important.

Real are now eight points behind La Liga leaders Barcelona in the Spanish title race, and will have expected to do better than take one point from two games against Spurs in their bid to retain the European Cup.

Chelsea — once more — were narrow winners at the weekend following a late goal from Cesc Fabregas to seal three crucial points in the title race.

In fact, we're so bad under Wenger, that we can't get any near winning the league, even when all of the big teams are removed from the title race.

Still, it could be argued that actually Rodgers really benefitted from a specific set of circumstances that year — Luis Suarez being at the very top of his game (something that would have happened under any manager), Daniel Sturridge staying relatively injury free (clearly a bit of a one - off, based on his record since), and above all a lack of real competition elsewhere: Chelsea were in transition and poor in their first season with Jose Mourinho back at the helm, Arsenal imploded as they usually do after a fine start, and Manchester United were nowhere to be seen in terms of the title race with David Moyes» disastrous reign seeing them finish 7th and struggling to cope with the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson.

Nevertheless, it's turned out to be the right decision from the Italian tactician, who will hope that his main striker can extend his impressive start to the campaign and continue to fire in the goals to keep the Blues in the title race in the months ahead.

That match kicks off 15 minutes after our own and it could be a very tense 15 minutes for the Gunners after the final whistle blows, as we all know that Chelsea are the team to beat in this title race and we could really do with a favour from the scousers tonight.

We saw some fine and effective performances from the likes of Lucas Perez, Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain, and all of them will be hoping that they have forced their way back into the first team for this potentially pivotal game in the race for the Premier League title.

Did we lose the title race to Leicester because we were the inferior team or was it because we were more handicapped in the race by: long term injuries, mental and physical fatigue, had to play more games, got no rest or respite, and received less favours from the refs?

A poor Conversion Ratio of goals scored from shots taken puts us at a lowly 5th position in the League and gives us a clue to what is our main weakness and why we came up short in the title race.

The ideal midfielder for Arsenal and reportedly a player who wanted to join the Gunners from Southampton, it was eventually Manchester United who won the race for Morgan Schneiderlin's signature in a move that significantly strengthens the Red Devils in their potential title challenge against Arsenal this season.

There are various theories about why the Gunners keep falling short in the race for the Premier League title and our various and numerous injury problems certainly do not help, but it is the way that the team fails to turn up at times in crucial games, such as the EPL defeat by Wartford recently or the Champions League hammering at the hands of Bayern Munich that many will point to as evidence that the boss is not getting the best from his squad anymore.

Typical week for Wenger I'd say: Poor results, having a pop at the fans, no remorse for his actions, delusions of grandeur, claiming Arsenal are still in a title race, disputing a crucial goal (claims of a foul on Bellerin for Alonso's goal have been quashed from all quarters), and so on, and so on!

«We faced a big challenge because Chelsea didn't drop their level in the title race, and they were more consistent from the start until the end, and that's why we didn't catch them up.

«Look, I totally understand where fans are coming from with their frustration at constantly tripping over in the title race.

Ok, it's not Formula 1, but this video from the 1985 World Sportscar Championship round at Spa is the Jacky Ickx / Jochen Mass Porsche 962 (despite the title) and the Group C cars being raced in this era weren't far off being Formula 1 cars with doors and windows.

Arsenal were chasing a goal against Fulham to keep them in the title race, and having already scored a wonderful solo effort, he managed to beat it with this brilliant skill and improvisation to finish from a tight angle.

2) Are you happy that we have gone from 2nd Place in the Premiership Title Race to 5th Last Season and are likely to finish in 6th place this SeasAre you happy that we have gone from 2nd Place in the Premiership Title Race to 5th Last Season and are likely to finish in 6th place this Seasare likely to finish in 6th place this Season?

Stakes: Ohio State is two wins from, at the very least, holding onto its top - ranked alternate title in the BCS title race.

As reported by Sky Sports the former defender suggested that all the critics of Wenger and the way that Arsenal have faltered recently in the title race is hugely unfair and disrespectful and also that it comes from people that are not actually involved in the game from the inside, pointing out that all real football people have nothing but respect for the Frenchman.

I'm sure people will think we're back in the title race because of that, but we know Wenger NEVER learns from his mistakes.

Despite an effort from Alex Iwobi early in the second half, it wasn't enough to spark an Arsenal comeback as they suffered what could prove to be a really costly loss in the Premier League title race.

It is probably nothing more than a coincidence that Arsenal and Chelsea played in the Premier League recently almost an exact year from what many people see as the turning point in last season's race to the EPL title.

From his 2011 Japanese GP special helmet, which was auctioned off to raise money for those caught up in the tsunami earlier in the year, to his yellow one raced with during his title - winning Brawn GP year.

Despite finishing second, they were never truly in the title race, and losing to Wigan in the FA Cup is inexcusable, given that this poor side was relegated from the Premier League just days afterwards.

Their form in the league wasn't great either, as they followed a 5 - 0 thumping of Aston Villa with disappointing draws with Chelsea and Everton, and were then beaten in a crucial game with Manchester United, who won 3 - 2 at the Etihad Stadium with a last - minute winner from none other than Robin van Persie, who was indeed making a huge difference in the title race, as his goal put six points between league leaders United and City, giving Mancini's side a real uphill task to retain their title even before the half - way point of the season.

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The following year, he would have actually won the title had he not been disqualified from first place for a technical infringement in one of the races.

Arsenal are still fighting to stay in the race for the Premiership title after being eliminated from both the FA Cup and the Champions League in one cruel week, but Arsene Wenger firmly believes that this top quality Arsenal team is now fully primed and ready to aim for the top spot by the end of the season.

Across the year he won seven races and was on pole 13 times as he waltzed to the title, with little threat from an inexperienced Damon Hill on the other side of the garage or from Ayrton Senna in an underpowered McLaren.

He struggled with the new one - lap qualifying system and whilst teammate Raikkonen was three points away from being champion, Coulthard only scored two more podiums and finished a lowly seventh in the title race.

In a report on the Arsenal website the Frenchman explains that he is targeting a very positive month and that the return of key players like Alexis Sanchez and Francis Coquelin from the injury list should help the team to push on and take control of the title race.

His Arsenal teams were regularly involved in title races with Ferguson's Manchester United and the Scot, who was at Old Trafford from 1986 to 2013, praised the 68 - year - old.

So, if the struggling European Tour provides the four - time major winner with some extra R&R before this week's defense of his Race to Dubai title in Dubai, that's sort of okay with the guy in the best position to topple Rory from his perch.

The title race in German Bundesliga is blown wide open as in midweek, league leader, Bayern Munich suffered a shock home defeat from Mainz.

Burnley have done well at Turf Moor but there has to be more serious intentions coming from the Citizens to make their mark in the title race and they should take the three points.

He can always get 100 % from all of his players.With him, back in 2010, I reached the pinnacle of my career, even though winning the title with Racing Club has still been very special to me.I was lucky to win these two titles with Racing here in Argentina, I feel privileged.

The swell of opinion I've seen from Arsenal fans after the game has generally been negative, and in the big picture of the title race, it is undoubtedly two points dropped.

The away team might not be that confident in maintaining their title race, but they are still keen on securing that runners up spot from Napoli's chase.

Alaves threaten Atletico charge End 2017 strongly and Atletico could be very much in the title race come the new year with nearly 100 million euros of talent in Diego Costa and Vitolo finally freed up to play from January.

In terms of the title race, a draw at White Hart Lane was far from ideal for Arsenal against Tottenham on Saturday, with the Gunners now eight points off the top with nine games to go.

As mentioned before, Arsenal's fall from the head of the title race has arguably been due to the absence of Ramsey in midfield and Liverpool's performance have arguably been below the level you can expect without Henderson on the pitch.

You must take your lead from the City result as all Tottenham needs to do is match City's haul of points in the next two games to remain in the title race.

You get the impression that only complacency and arrogance will get in the way, but then again Blackburn are still battling for their life's down near the foot of the table and victory for them would guarantee another season in the top - flight — while United's record away from home hasn't been all that great either, so perhaps there is still some life yet in this title race.

At the midpoint of the season just 7 points separate 10th from the relegation zone and the title race looks set to be one of the tightest battles in years after a week in which top spot changed hands three times, so many teams could be looking to spend big to achieve their goals.